Butterfly North America

Press Release

Wilson, NC, May 10, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Butterfly is proud to sponsor the 2014 Valor Games Southeast table tennis competition scheduled May 21st at the Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium located at 115 Whitford Drive in Durham, North Carolina.

The Valor Games is a competition for all wounded, ill and injured Veterans and active-duty service members. Sponsored by the Veteran's Administration and the US Paralympics, the Valor Games consists of a series of four events in four key locations through the United States. The first competition is Valor Games Southeast in Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This year, Valor Games Southeast will have both entry level and intermediate competitions in several Paralympic sports, including in a series of four competitive adaptive sports competitions will feature volleyball, air rifle, rowing, powerlifting, archery, cycling field events, and shot put. The three day event is May 20th to May 22, 2014.

The grant funding for this program is awarded by U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, through funding provided by Veterans Affairs. The grants are provided to facilitate the growth of Paralympic sport programming for disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces.

Valor Games Southeast is being conducted by Bridge II Sports. Bridge II Sports is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to create opportunities for children and adults who are physically challenged to play team and individual sports by providing equipment, developing sports, teams and coaching, thereby helping them to discover tenacity, confidence, self-esteem, and the joy of finding the player within.

Visit the Valor Games Southeast website at http://valor-games-southeast.bridge2sports.org for more information.

Butterfly is the world leader in table tennis / ping pong equipment and gear. Butterfly will be the official table sponsor for the 2014 & 2016 World Table Tennis Championships as well as the official ball sponsor for the 2013 & 2015 World Championships. Visit http://Butterflyonline.com for more information.